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Football / Re: I think we should all chip in and help the team?
« on: October 04, 2012, 08:15:04 PM »
Shaun Fuentes was on Sportsmax Zone this evening boasting they collected U$ 500.00 in donations today.  ;D

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Football / Re: Lets Protest outside the Ministry of Sport..
« on: October 04, 2012, 08:12:11 PM »
I am home and will protest if, and only if, its at the TTFF Headquarters. I say we mobilize at Hasely Crawford Stadium and march to TTFF. I welcome suggestions for a route

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Football / Re: Lets Protest outside the Ministry of Sport..
« on: October 04, 2012, 07:57:30 PM »
This protest should be directed solely at the TTFF. These clowns cannot continue disregarding their responsibility to account for Government funding. There is funding available and all they have to do is submit Operational Plan, Strategic Plan, Development Plan, etc and they will get it. But they consistently refuse to do that and hold the nation's football to ransom because they think it is their birthright to spree on taxpayers money with no accountability. Protesting outside Ministry ONLY if you support this current TTFF Executive and their incompetence.

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Time to revive this petition. If you do it Tallman I will do all I can to get more signatures

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I agree. Bolt going to Germany after getting waxed at Trials and not racing till London leaves this wide open. I sincerely believe Bolt is in a bit of trouble

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2012 Outdoor Results
« on: June 03, 2012, 03:15:24 PM »
With Quow, Lendore and Gordon running the way they are I think we now have an outside shot at a 4x400m Medal.

I'm worried about RT and excited about Bledman but Nationals will tell us all we need to know. Thank God I'll be there to see it ;D

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Colthrust is fantastic! He's already breaking 12 for 100m and 24 for 200m winning by a second and half a second respectively. He runs a lot like Tyson Gay. We need to ensure he is not spoilt and burnt out like previous prodigies

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2012 Outdoor Results
« on: May 13, 2012, 08:08:26 PM »
Women's 4x100m looks better. Really happy for Semoy since she looked a bit off since returning from her ban.

That's a BIG BIG BIG run from Lendore! Might be the breakout local athlete for 2012 so far

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2012 Outdoor Results
« on: May 12, 2012, 06:34:30 PM »
Darrel clearly is not in shape as evidenced by his 22+ 200m in Florida last month. Thes 10.4s and 10.5s he's running cannot surprise anyone if he can't break 22 over 200m. Conditioning is waaay off. Let's see how much he can improve by before Trials

Who is he being coached by in the States?

I'm not sure he's in the States. I assumed he was still home like last season

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What about Track & Field / Re: 2012 Outdoor Results
« on: May 12, 2012, 06:46:23 AM »
Darrel clearly is not in shape as evidenced by his 22+ 200m in Florida last month. Thes 10.4s and 10.5s he's running cannot surprise anyone if he can't break 22 over 200m. Conditioning is waaay off. Let's see how much he can improve by before Trials

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What about Track & Field / Re: This make no sense - Manny Ramjohn.
« on: April 12, 2012, 07:41:57 AM »
So we have a stadium named Manny Ramjohn and we hosting Manny Ramjohn Memorial Invitational Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, which will not be sold out anyway so why didn't they keep it at the Manny Ramjohn then ? and is his name Manny or Mannie ?

Manny Ramjohn Memorial Games on April 22
Thursday, April 12 2012


A large contingent of foreign-based track and field athletes will return to Trinidad and Tobago for the annual Manny Ramjohn Memorial Invitational Games, which races off at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, on April 22.

Local male and female athletes expected to be a part of this year’s proceedings are Keston Bledman (100/200m), Jehue Gordon (400m/hurdles), Emmanuel Callender (100m), Aaron Armstrong (100/200m), Mikel Thomas (110m hurdles), Kamaria Durant (200m), Chelsea Charles (4x400m) and Kernesha Spann (400m hurdles). These top locals among others will compete for honours against a lengthy list of international competitors.

Athletes will be coming in from 13 countries such as the USA, Canada, Bahamas, Kenya, Ivory Coast, US Virgin Island, Barbados, Jamaica, Nigeria, Dominica, Guyana, Puerto Rico and St Kitts/Nevis. There will be a general entrance fee of $40 for adults and $10 for children. For more information on the meet, contact the chairman of the organising committee Jim Clarke at 684-1512.



Point taken Sam but Mannie Ramjohn track is not certified by the IAAF so no times recorded there can be ratified for any record purposes. As such the move was made to attract the top class athletes since no world rated athlete would waste time running somewhere where their performance will not be recognised.

Same problem applies to the tracks at Ato Boldon and Larry Gomes Stadium and, quite frankly, if the IAAF see the Dwight Yorke Stadium track now it would lose certification immediately. The Ministry of Sport and Sports Company need to get busy and fix all these tracks NOW!

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What about Track & Field / Re: T&T bid for Carifta improvement
« on: April 09, 2012, 10:27:00 AM »
It may only be a sub Caribbean TF meet but this is the premier junior meet in the Caribbean after High School champs in Jamaica. There's so much history- The Iaaf president likened it to the World Champs- SO many athletes get picked out to go to the USA to train just from here.

I think because we were so far away from Bermuda it would have proved costly to send a large squad.

These Games were in Bermuda in 2004 and we sent a full sized team. Trinidad and Tobago isn't any poorer than we were then. This all has to do with our current Minister of Sport refusing to fund athletes who do not make qualifying standards and the NAAA picking certain athletes from certain clubs and certain coaches who did not make the Standards but not selecting other athletes who just missed it even though they won their event(s) at the Trials.

There is no way we should not field a Relay Team in any Age Group or Gender. No excuse whatsoever! and BTW if funding is a problem, why did we carry 45 athletes and 15 officials?! We really needed a ratio of 1:3?!

How about leave home five of the officials and put five athletes in their place. That makes 10 to 50 or 1:5 which is at least a little more tasteful.

Last year we named 66 athletes and 18 officials. Now we cutting by 21 athletes because of lack of funding but only cut by 3 officials?! I hope the SHOPPING is nice in Bermuda!

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What about Track & Field / Re: T&T bid for Carifta improvement
« on: April 07, 2012, 08:14:26 PM »
Horrible, horrible day for T&T. I think T&T got 4 medals. NO gold! I guess this is what happens when a team of  44 athletes is sent. Dont expect T&T to improve on last year. This is shaping to be the worst Carifta ever for T&T. At this rate.... 20 medals max.

Good luck to the athletes!

Five medals actually but you're right. An absolutely terrible Day One showing

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What about Track & Field / T&T bid for Carifta improvement
« on: April 06, 2012, 09:12:21 AM »
T&T bid for Carifta improvement
By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Apr 4, 2012 at 9:54 PM ECT
Story Updated: Apr 5, 2012 at 4:03 AM ECT

Improvement is the goal for Team Trinidad and Tobago at this weekend's Carifta Games, in Bermuda.
Team manager Dexter Voisin described T&T's fourth-place finish at the 2011 Games, in Jamaica, as "a big disappointment".

"We definitely want to regain our position on the Carifta stage. We want to improve our position from last year."

Voisin told the Express that while all the team goals were not achieved at last weekend's Falcon Games, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, he was pleased with some of the individual performances.

Keshorn Walcott was outstanding, the Toco thrower winning the men's javelin with a 77.53 metres throw--a new national junior (under-20) record, as well as a Central American and Caribbean (CAC) junior record. Walcott will bid for a hat-trick of boys' under-20 javelin titles in Bermuda.

"As manager, I welcome that performance going into the Carifta Games," said Voisin.

Boys' under-20 sprinters Jonathan Holder and Jesse Berkley were also impressive at the Falcon Games. Holder finished third in the men's 100 metres final in 10.54 seconds, while Berkley won the boys' under-20 century title in 10.59.

"I was satisfied with what I saw, especially Berkley. That is a plus for us."

Kernesha Spann topped the women's 400m hurdles field in a personal best 58.61 seconds.

"Spann has been very consistent at the last three Cariftas. I remember her as a mere 12-year old on the team. Now, she has matured and is a senior athlete. I expect a lot from Spann at this meet."

Jereem Richards also clocked a personal best on the weekend, the World Indoor Championship 4x400m bronze medallist winning the boys' under-20 200m in 20.92 seconds.

In the boys' under-20 400m, Machel Cedenio struck gold in 47.73.

"Jereem's experience at World Indoors would have helped him a lot. He's still highly motivated.
"And Cedenio," Voisin continued, "looks very focused. I expect the best from Cedenio."

The team manager said there are "no major concerns where injuries are concerned".

"We're in a very good position, going into the Games. That's always a plus."

Voisin was scheduled to arrive in Bermuda yesterday.

The 45 athletes selected to represent T&T at Carifta 2012, as well as the other team officials and the medical staff leave for Bermuda today.

"The decision to take a smaller team," Voisin explained, "was based heavily on funding. Also, some coaches did an analysis of athletes over the past three to four years who went to the meet, and whether they got a medal or not. The analysis supported the decision to go primarily with qualifiers."

The 2012 Carifta Games start on Saturday and conclude on Easter Monday.

TEAM T&T
Boys' under-20: Jereem Richards (200, 4x100, 4x400), Asa Guevara (200, 4x400), Machel Cedenio (400, 4x400), Mark London (1500), Nicholas Landeau (1500), Ruebin Walters (110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 4x100, 4x400), Kuniba Stewart (110 hurdles), Kern Alexis (400 hurdles, 4x400), Atiba Wright (long jump), Kevin Roberts (long jump, triple jump), Akeel Edwards (triple jump), Hezekiel Romeo (shot put), Keshorn Walcott (javelin), Akim Phillips (javelin), Jonathan Holder (4x100), Breon Mullings (4x100, 4x400), John Mark Constantine (4x100), Jesse Berkley (4x100)

Girls' under-20: Kernesha Spann (400, 400 hurdles), Domonique Williams (800), Dawnell Collymore (800, 1500), Shaunna Downey (discus), Marielle Pierre (discus), Cherisse Murray (shot put)

Boys' under-17: Nicholas Douglas (100, 200, 4x100), Ron Wright (100, 4x100), Jonathan Farinha (200, 4x100, 4x400), Andwuelle Wright (long jump, 4x100), Edson Moses (long jump, high jump, 4x400), Kenejah Williams (shot put, discus), Shaquille Singuineau (shot put), Precious George (javelin), Jamell Dacon (4x100), Nathan Farinha (4x400), Jamoul Pierre (4x400), Aaron Andrews (4x400)

Girls' under-17: Jeminise Parris (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles), Alisha St Louis (long jump), Ayana Glasgow (high jump), Meriah Freeman (high jump), Britney Bedlow (discus), Shaiann Charles (discus), Portious Warren (shot put), Chelsea James (shot put), Akidah Briggs (javelin)

Officials: Dexter Voisin (manager), Allan Baboolal (assistant manager), Nadine Hamid (throws coach), Ismael Lopez (throws coach), Robin Brereton (jumps coach), Wendell Williams (jumps coach), Edwin Skinner (sprint & hurdles coach), Althea Busby (sprint & hurdles coach), Gerard Franklyn (sprint & hurdles coach), Juleus Smart (middle & long distance coach), Anyl Gopeesingh (team doctor), Zephyrinus Nicholas (massage therapist), Jason Pilgrim (massage therapist), Lucretia Burns (chaperone), Dawn Washington (chaperone)

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20:00 60 Metres Men  FinalOFFICIAL
All Records >>
2012 Top Lists >>
All Time Lists >>
WR 6.39 Maurice GREENE (USA) Madrid - 03 Feb 1998
CR 6.42 Maurice GREENE (USA) Maebashi - 07 Mar 1999
WL 6.45 Trell KIMMONS (USA) Albuquerque, NM - 26 Feb 2012

Standings

Pos   Bib   Athletes   Mark         Reaction
1   321   Justin GATLIN   USA   6.46      SB      0.149
2   179   Nesta CARTER   JAM   6.54            0.143
3   117   Dwain CHAMBERS   GBR   6.60            0.131
4   325   Trell KIMMONS   USA   6.60            0.145
5   285   Marc BURNS   TRI   6.62            0.148
6   106   Emmanuel BIRON   FRA   6.63            0.161
7   47   Justyn WARNER   CAN   6.65            0.139
8   199   Aziz OUHADI   MAR   6.72            0.168

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Kirani finish last  :o

400 Metres - M   FINAL
10 March 2012 - 19:30
Position   Lane   Bib   Athlete   Country   Mark    .   React
1   6   60   Nery Brenes    CRC   45.11   (CR)   0.216
2   5   19   Demetrius Pinder    BAH   45.34   (SB)   0.228
3   4   16   Chris Brown    BAH   45.90   (SB)   0.162
4   3   170   Tabarie Henry    ISV   45.96   (SB)   0.195
5   2   72   Pavel Maslák    CZE   46.19    .   0.219
6   1   154   Kirani James    GRN   46.21    .   0.219


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Burns on de outside!


60 Metres - M   FINAL

Lane   Bib   Athlete   Country   SB 2012   PB
1   47   Justyn Warner    CAN   6.59   6.59
2   106   Emmanuel Biron    FRA   6.60   6.60
3   321   Justin Gatlin    USA   6.47   6.45
4   117   Dwain Chambers    GBR   6.58   6.42
5   179   Nesta Carter    JAM   6.49   6.49
6   325   Trell Kimmons    USA   6.45   6.45
7   199   Aziz Ouhadi    MAR   6.68   6.68
8   285   Marc Burns    TRI   6.61   6.55

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Burns and Relay men in Finals

4x400 Metres Relay - M   HEATS
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 110 March 2012 - 11:20
Position   Lane   Team   Country   Mark    .
1   5   United States
(Frankie Wright; Jamaal Torrance; Manteo Mitchell; Quentin Iglehart-Summers)    USA   3:07.47 Q   (SB)
2   1   Spain
(Mark Ujakpor; David Testa; Samuel García; Xavier Carrión)    ESP   3:10.51 Q   (SB)
3   6   Venezuela
(José Acevedo; Omar Longart; Alberto Aguilar; Freddy Mezones)    VEN   3:11.11   (NR)
4   4   Turkey
(Ali Ekber Kayas; Halit Kiliç; Mehmet Güzel; Yavuz Can)    TUR   3:11.28   (NR)
5   2   Botswana
(Thapelo Ketlogetswe; Isaac Makwala; Pako Seribe; Zacharia Kamberuka)    BOT   3:13.21   (NR)
.   3   Bahamas
(Michael Mathieu; La'Sean Pickstock; Jameson Strachan; Demetrius Pinder)    BAH   DNS    .

Heat 210 March 2012 - 11:32
Position   Lane   Team   Country   Mark    .
1   6   Great Britain & N.I.
(Conrad Williams; Luke Lennon-Ford; Michael Bingham; Richard Buck)    GBR   3:07.45 Q   (SB)
2   4   Poland
(Jakub Krzewina; Marcin Marciniszyn; Grzegorz Sobinski; Lukasz Krawczuk)    POL   3:07.99 Q   (SB)
3   3   Trinidad and Tobago
(Lalonde Gordon; Renny Quow; Jereem Richards; Jarrin Solomon)    TRI   3:08.32 q   (SB)

4   5   Russia
(Sergey Petukhov; Valentin Kruglyakov; Semen Golubev; Vladislav Frolov)    RUS   3:08.43 q   (SB)
5   2   Ukraine
(Myhaylo Knysh; Volodymyr Burakov; Dmytro Bikulov; Yevhen Hutsol)    UKR   3:08.92   (NR)
6   1   Czech Republic
(Josef Prorok; Petr Lichý; Vaclav Barak; Theodor Jareš)    CZE   3:09.46   (SB)




60 Metres - M   SEMI-FINAL
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 110 March 2012 - 17:30
Position   Lane   Bib   Athlete   Country   Mark    .   React
1   3   321   Justin Gatlin    USA   6.50 Q    .   0.158
2   2   199   Aziz Ouhadi    MAR   6.68 Q   (NR)   0.142
3   7   195   Rytis Sakalauskas    LTU   6.69    .   0.211
4   5   46   Michael LeBlanc    CAN   6.71    .   0.128
5   6   173   Simone Collio    ITA   6.71    .   0.135
6   8   55   Ben Youssef Meité    CIV   6.71    .   0.165
7   4   213   Peter Emelieze    NGR   6.81    .   0.297
8   1   82   Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud    EGY   6.83    .   0.252

Heat 210 March 2012 - 17:37
Position   Lane   Bib   Athlete   Country   Mark    .   React
1   6   179   Nesta Carter    JAM   6.56 Q    .   0.155
2   4   117   Dwain Chambers    GBR   6.62 Q    .   0.155
3   5   106   Emmanuel Biron    FRA   6.65 q    .   0.166
4   1   157   Jeremy Bascom    GUY   6.77    .   0.135
5   3   137   Christian Blum    GER   6.79    .   0.157
6   8   162   Reza Ghasemi    IRI   6.79    .   0.199
7   7   269   Brijesh Lawrence    SKN   6.80    .   0.192
8   2   268   Foo Ee Yeo    SIN   6.93    .   0.217

Heat 310 March 2012 - 17:44
Position   Lane   Bib   Athlete   Country   Mark    .   React
1   4   325   Trell Kimmons    USA   6.61 Q    .   0.162
2   5   285   Marc Burns    TRI   6.62 Q    .   0.129
3   3   47   Justyn Warner    CAN   6.67 q    .   0.140
4   6   92   Ángel David Rodríguez    ESP   6.71    .   0.214
5   7   52   Bingtian Su    CHN   6.74   (SB)   0.337
6   1   218   Mateo Edward    PAN   6.91   (PB)   0.195
7   2   36   Nilson Andrè    BRA   6.93    .   0.219
.   8   351   Gerald Phiri    ZAM   DNS    .   0.000

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Why can't they name the athlete and get over with it. Is it because of the upcoming Olimpics.? Is it Richard?

They could not name the athlete until yesterday's IAAF Ruling for legal reasons. I think they made the right decision waiting till Monday to reveal the details. No sense speaking yesterday or today and overshadowing the CARIFTA Trials this weekend

P.S. It's not Richard

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T&T federation confirms positive findings and promises full disclosure on Monday
By Vijay, Fosteraa@Ymail.Com |    Friday, 02 March 2012 17:09    
 
 
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - T&T's local track and field body (NAAA) will hold a press conference on Monday the 5th of March at its Couva office to update the public on the finding of the positive test at last August's National Championships.Ads

Since TrackAlerts.Com broke news of a positive test earlier this week, the Association has been questioned by the media to provide details but have been tight-lipped on the matter, until Thursday. President of the NAAA (National Association of Athletics Administrations) Ephraim Serrette, when contacted by the Newsday, a local newspaper, regarding this website story, only said "don't read TrackAlerts, have a good day."

But, NAAA Secretary Allan Baboolal, speaking on i 95.5 FM Sports show on Thursday afternoon, said "every thing will be revealed." He added that the Association got a report from the IAAF earlier today as it (NAAA) had passed on the results of the test to the International body.

"We sent the sample to our lab in Canada for testing. On receiving the result we then passed it on to the IAAF. They replied earlier today."

Baboolal further said that the Association's medical delegate Dr. Ian Hypolite, who is also the NAAA's Second Vice President, will provide all the details.

However, TrackAlerts.Com can report that the athlete received a six month ban, which was communicated on Wednesday. The six month ban ends the middle of March.

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Is it the same cold medication that AB took. For m what I heard it would just be a warning so what is the problem , people fail to remember that the current world champion Yohan Blake was warned for a similar infraction, also Olympic champion Shelly ann Fraser, so are we just blowing this out of proportion

It is NOT a cold medication! Get facts and not rumours! Stimulant yes but it was not found in Nyquil...this is more serious.

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SH HHHHHHHHHHHHH :banginghead: :cursing: :-[ :frustrated: :'( :pissedoff:

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What about Track & Field / Lalonde, Quow sizzle
« on: January 30, 2012, 03:52:22 PM »
Lalonde, Quow sizzle
Impressive US wins for T&T duo
By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Jan 29, 2012 at 11:54 PM ECT
Story Updated: Jan 29, 2012 at 11:54 PM ECT

Lalonde Gordon continued his fine run of form this season with a world-leading time in the men's 200 metres, at the Terrier Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Saturday. The Trinidad and Tobago athlete earned gold with a 20.58 seconds sizzler.

Already at the top of the 2012 IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) indoor 400m world list with the 46.43 seconds run he produced in New York two Saturdays ago, Gordon is now the 200m world-leader as well.

The 20.58 clocking is an indoor best for Gordon, and is also faster than his outdoor best--20.67.
Gordon also competed in the 60m dash in Boston. The 23-year-old athlete clocked 6.94 seconds in the preliminary round to advance to the final as the sixth fastest qualifier. However, he opted to sit out the championship race.

Jamaal James opened his season with a third-place finish in the men's 800m, the T&T half-miler getting home in one minute, 49.08 seconds.

At the US Open, in New York, T&T's 2009 World Championship 400m bronze medallist Renny Quow won the men's 600-yard event in a personal best one minute, 11.20 seconds. The impressive opener at Madison Square Garden is a positive sign in the build-up to the 2012 London Olympics.

Quow overhauled American Bershawn "Batman" Jackson late in Saturday's race to claim gold. Jackson, the 2005 400m hurdles world champion, was forced to settle for silver in 1:11.31. US Virgin Islands quarter-miler, Tabarie Henry (1:11.75) picked up bronze.

Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell won the men's 50m dash in 5.64 seconds, beating his compatriot Nesta Carter (5.67) into second spot. And another Jamaican, Veronica Campbell-Brown topped the women's 50m field in 6.08.

At the Jack Jennett Invite, in Iowa, T&Tsprinter Reyare Thomas triumphed in the women's 60m dash. The Iowa Central Community College student clocked 7.52 seconds.

In Nebraska, University of Georgia field athlete Hilenn James captured the Mark Colligan Memorial women's shot put title with a 15.40 metres heave.

At the Penn State National Invitational, in Pennsylvania, Aleesha Barber seized women's 60m hurdles silver in 8.17 seconds. Kiersten LaRoche finished 16th in the women's pentathlon, the Temple University freshman accumulating 3,025 points in the five-discipline event.

Jarrin Solomon clocked 46.93 seconds to bag bronze in the New Mexico Collegiate Invitational men's 400m event. Abilene Christian University (ACU) student, Karla Hope was fourth in the women's 400m in 56.90. Another T&T/ACU athlete, Osei Alleyne-Forte finished fourth in his section and 18th overall in the men's 200m in 22.67 seconds.

At the Texas A&M Mondo Challenge, Texas Tech University student Dellon Williams earned bronze in the men's triple jump with a 15.49m effort. University of Tennessee sprinter, Jamol James clocked 22.14 seconds for 13th spot overall in the men's 200m.

McNeese State University athlete, Ashlee Smith threw 16.15m to finish third in the Arkansas State Invitational women's weight throw. She was fourth in the shot put (13.46m).

Emmanuel Stewart copped fourth spot in the Spire Midwest Open men's weight throw with a 16.57m effort. The Morgan State University student also competed in the shot put, throwing 13.91m to cop 10th spot. And at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational, in Maryland, University of Maryland athlete Shawn David finished eighth in the men's 400m in 49.57 seconds.

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What about Track & Field / Bledman under pressure
« on: January 27, 2012, 01:52:49 AM »
Bledman under pressure
Ministry help next week, says Creed
By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Jan 25, 2012 ECT
Story Updated: Jan 25, 2012 at 3:26 PM ECT

The third fastest Trinidad and Tobago sprinter in history is facing serious financial challenges as he prepares for the July 27-August 4 Olympic Games, in London, England.

Keston Bledman, who jumped to number three on the all-time T&T men's 100 metres performance list with a 9.93 seconds scorcher last June, has not yet received his elite athlete funding cheque.

The Florida-based athlete told the Express, yesterday, that in addition to rent, he needs money to pay for massages and purchase vitamins.

"By next week or so, I would have to come home," a dejected Bledman explained.

But Ashwin Creed, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sport, has promised that Bledman will receive a $200,000 cheque very soon.

"We're dealing with the applications as they come in," the PS explained. "Bledman will get his funding in the next release of funds, at the end of next week."

Bledman enjoyed a successful 2011 campaign. The highpoint came in mid-July, at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, where he struck gold in the 100m dash in 10.05 seconds.

In late August, at the World Championships in Daegu, Korea, Bledman missed out on a lane in the final by the narrowest of margins--less than one-hundredth of a second.

The 23-year-old sprinter was fifth in the first of three semi-final heats, in 10.14 seconds. Antiguan Daniel Bailey finished fourth in that heat, also in 10.14, qualifying for the championship race as the second of two "fastest losers".

Bledman said he is aware that fellow T&T sprinters Emmanuel Callender, Marc Burns and Aaron Armstrong have received funding.

"The only person I expected to get (funding) before me was (Rondel) Sorrillo, because he reached the 200 final at Worlds."

But Bledman, who started his Olympic preparations in November, said he is not begrudging his fellow sprinters. The 2008 Olympic Games 4x100m silver medallist just wants to be well-equipped for the London 2012 challenge.

"We have to put in to put out, and without the funding we cannot perform to the best of our ability."
Bledman called off his 2011 campaign after the World Championships. He skipped the Pan American Games, which were staged in Guadalajara, Mexico in October, opting instead to get some much needed rest.

"By that time I was very tired, so I could not go to Pan Am. Plus, I had a small calf injury, which I did not want to risk at Pam Am because of the Olympics this year."

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What about Track & Field / Re: NAAA
« on: January 20, 2012, 08:32:37 AM »
NAAA respond to Anil
Story Created: Jan 20, 2012 at 1:07 AM ECT
Story Updated: Jan 20, 2012 at 1:07 AM ECT

The National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) has responded to Minister of Sport Anil Roberts, following his threat to take legal action against the organisation over claims of irregularities in the administration of elite athlete funding.

In a media release, yesterday, the NAAA said it never intended to "engage the Minister publicly", but was "forced to share with the public our side of the issue".

Roberts hosted two press conferences in the space of eight days. At the second press conference, two days ago, the Minister threatened legal action.

Yesterday's NAAA release explained how the elite athlete funding programme works.

"Athletes who consider themselves eligible complete the application forms, which are endorsed (nominated) by the National Sporting Body (NSO) concerned, passed to the Olympic Committee (T&TOC) for its recommendation and then forwarded to the Ministry of Sport for handling.

"We have seen a list of names being circulated," the release continued, "which may have been the list used by the Honourable Minister at his media conference. We note that he did call a few names and then challenged the Association to say which of the athletes were not deserving. We will not be drawn into any public name calling. However, we maintain our position that 'less deserving athletes' were being funded while other applications remained in abeyance.

"Track & field athletes on athletic scholarships in the USA are required to compete on the NCAA circuit and a key eligibility requirement is that the athletes must not have received monies while on scholarship, or for competing before or during the period of that scholarship. By publicly naming the beneficiaries of the elite athlete fund, the Honourable Minister has unwittingly compromised the eligibility status of some of our athletes currently on scholarship as well as jeopardised the chances of a few others who are hoping to obtain athletic scholarships."

The NAAA release said "the list being circulated is incomplete and badly presented. Not only are the names of some known beneficiaries missing but the information is misleading.

"There is an athlete on the list that is not registered with the Association and is unknown to us in the sport of track & field. We sincerely hope that this particular athlete belongs to another sport and was accidentally included on a list of track & field athletes.

"The Honourable Minister," the release continued, "in his letter of November 08 has indicated inter alia 'that all applications for funding will be submitted directly by the applicant to the Ministry'. Unless there have been changes that we are not aware of, this approach is in direct breach of the policy as outlined on the website, as approved by Cabinet and of the practice since the establishment of the programme. This is precisely the type of issue we were raising and seeking to avoid in our letter of November 02."

The NAAA release also addressed the issue of "non-submission of required documents".

"Track & field is one of the sports that report directly to the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (SPORTT). Our submissions are made to SPORTT, and when requested to the Ministry. Some of the submissions listed as outstanding by the Honourable Minister have previously been submitted to SPORTT and were accepted."

The NAAA release said the organisation is willing to meet with Minister Roberts.

"We remain open to meeting with the Honourable Minister at short notice to discuss further and/or to clarify the matters dealt with briefly above as well as those other matters raised in our correspondence of November 02, 2011."

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What about Track & Field / Davis now a T&T athlete
« on: January 20, 2012, 08:31:20 AM »
Davis now a T&T athlete
World record-holder switches allegiance

By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Jan 20, 2012 at 1:07 AM ECT
Story Updated: Jan 20, 2012 at 1:07 AM ECT

World record-holder Wayne Davis II is now a Trinidad and Tobago athlete.

At the 2009 Pan American Junior (under-20) Championships, here in T&T, Davis struck gold in the men's 110 metres hurdles in 13.08 seconds, a new world junior record (hurdles height 99 centimetres).

However, he achieved the feat as a member of the United States team.

Davis, though, has decided to switch allegiance.

On the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) website, www.iaaf.org, his change from US to T&T athlete is confirmed. The sprint hurdler became eligible to compete for T&T on August 4, 2011.
Davis was born in 1991 in North Carolina. However, his parents, Wayne and Anne Marie Davis, are Trinidadians.

Their daughter, Dannielle Davis is also a sprint hurdler. She competed for T&T at the 2010 and 2011 editions of the Carifta Games.

In 2007, in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Wayne II earned the World Youth (under-18) Championship boys' 110m hurdles title in a world youth record time of 13.18 seconds (height 91.4cm).

Davis is now 20 and attends Texas A&M University. Last Saturday, at the Texas 10 Team Invitational, he got to the line in 7.91 seconds to top the men's 60m hurdles field. In the preliminary round, Davis clocked 8.00.

The T&T athlete also competed in the 200m. He finished first in his section and ninth overall in 21.85 seconds.

In his season opener, at the Reveille Invitational in Texas, on December 10, Davis triumphed in the 60m hurdles in 7.87 seconds, and finished eighth in the 60m dash in 6.95.

National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) president, Ephraim Serrette told the Express, yesterday, he is happy about Davis' decision to compete for T&T.

"We welcome him. It's good for Trinidad and Tobago. Davis has been progressing well, and having him is also a plus for the sprint relay."

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What about Track & Field / Re: Fana Ashby!
« on: October 11, 2011, 04:54:02 PM »
To my knowledge Fana's last race was in 2009. She is now married and a mother.

In my humble opinion there is no chance of a comeback from her whatsoever

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John Mark Constantine Falcon games Tobago
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/z-5jGshmfCg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/z-5jGshmfCg</a>
Many thanks Jason23!

John Mark looked good in lane 5!
He always seems to get a rocket start and then the others are left to catch up if they can!!

Looks like John Mark clocked about 10.6s in that race!
 
Next time please also give us the age group, official windspeed and times clocked by at least the first 3 finishers in the race.

And does anyone know what is John Mark's official 100m PB right now?

Many thanks

This race was a legal 10.80

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T&T Olympian Ali St. Louis dies in vehicular crash
Monday, 26 September 2011 20:39 By Clayton Clarke, tobtrackmed@gmail.com   

 
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - 1984 Olympian Ali St. Louis died in vehicular crash on Sunday night near the Mausica Intersection near his home in D’Abadie.

St. Louis competed in the men’s 400m heats at the Los Angeles Games. The 52 year old retired soldier also was part of T&T’s silver medal 4x400m team at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He also was part of the 1982 bronze medal team in Havana, Cuba. St. Louis was also an IAAF Level Five Middle/Long Distance and Race Walking coach and also a starter at track meets.

He recently served as head coach of T&T contingent to the Carifta Games in Montego Bay, Jamaica last April. He was also a sprint coach to the Pan American Junior Championships in Miramar, Florida in July and the 2010 Carifta Games in the Cayman Islands.

The former 2000/400 sprinter also served as a team official to the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaquez, Puerto Rico.

He leaves to mourn his wife Portia who is the head coach of the D’Abadie Progressive Athletic Club. His four daughters who have all represented Trinidad and Tobago in track and field. Sade competed at the 2001 Carifta and 2002 CAC Junior championships while Britney wore national colours from 2004 and is currently on an athletic scholarship at the Florida International University. Aquilla and Alisha were part of the national team to the 2011 CAC Age group Championships in July.

NAAA president Ephraime Serrette said St. Louis’ passing a great loss to the local athletic family. “He contributed as an athlete and official and last year was elected on the executive. Ali will be missed. The NAAA is in mourning.”

Serette added that the former Abilene Wildcats athlete was very competitive as an athlete and that the local athletic body will meet and discuss fitting tribute to St. Louis.

Former NAAA president Dr. Jesse Noel said he was in shock on hearing of the death of St. Louis. Dr. Noel described him as a live wire in the athletic community.

Trackalerts.com extends condolences to the St. Louis family.


 :'( :'(

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Remember this name

NICHOLAS DOUGLAS

The next great athlete to come from Tobago. He's training with the same club (Zenith) that Renny Quow, Kelly-Ann Baptise and Semoy Hackett came out of. Won Boys Under-17 100m Bronze at CARIFTA this year.

Won the Under-13 100m, 200m and 400m at the National Primary School Games in 2008 and claimed the same treble at Under-15 in 2009. Won Victor Lodorum both times.

Tied with Jehue Gordon for Victor Lodorum at the National Secondary School Games in 2010 as a First Former.

He ran 10.97 as a 14 year old last year. Turned 15 this March and ran 10.78 a week later. Has a 10.72 PB. Looks good for that Under-17 Crown in Bermuda next year. His coaches think he can take World Youth in 2013 and World Juniors in 2014. Kid is that good!

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